500 Startups Istanbul II B.V. (500 Emerging Europe)
500ee.co Direct investor
500 Emerging Europe is a venture fund that invests in early-stage technology companies from Emerging Europe, with an initial ticket of €250k-2M. It manages Fund I and Fund II and reports 60 portfolio companies.
500 Startups Istanbul II B.V. (500 Emerging Europe) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It invests directly in companies, from pre-seed to seed, in technology, AI, developer tools and mobile gaming. Its stated cheque size is €250k-2M. 60 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“Our mission is to back defensible technology companies, fueling talent arbitrage and helping create global powerhouses.”
— 500 Startups Istanbul II B.V. (500 Emerging Europe), own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Type
- Venture capital
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Invests in
- Emerging Europe, Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Romania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Singapore
- Sectors
- technology, AI, developer tools, mobile gaming, healthcare, construction, data analytics
- Cheque size
- €250k-2M
- Portfolio
- 60 companies
Team, as 500 Startups Istanbul II B.V. (500 Emerging Europe) publishes it
- Arın Özkula GENERAL PARTNER
- Dilan Sisu INVESTMENT ANALYST
- Enis Hulli GENERAL PARTNER
- Esat Acar VICE PRESIDENT
- Kaan Eren PRINCIPAL
- Rina Onur Şirinoğlu ADVISOR
- Selin Esin TALENT ANALYST
- Tarık Dutkuner INVESTMENT ANALYST
- Tunya Irkad INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
- Umut Günbak ANALYST INTERN
Names and roles exactly as listed on 500ee.co. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Most shared portfolio companies with
Derived from portfolio pages both investors publish themselves: each pair below lists at least one company in common. 82 investors with a shared portfolio company. A shared company is not proof they invested together in the same round.
- ScaleX Ventures 3 shared companies: kondukto.io, ubicloud.com, altogic.com
- ACT Venture Partners 3 shared companies: appsamurai.com, botanalytics.co, inofab.health
- Sadık Ventures 2 shared companies: fireflyon.com, billiontoone.com
- Wamda Capital 2 shared companies: useinsider.com, salusmental.com
- Teknasyon 2 shared companies: fal.ai, malliq.com
- Revo Capital 2 shared companies: vivoo.io, massivebio.com
- Metis Ventures GP B.V. 2 shared companies: finedinemenu.com, evreka.co
- TechOne Venture Capital 2 shared companies: finedinemenu.com, evreka.co
- Laton Ventures 2 shared companies: layer.ai, pinegames.com
- Collective Spark 2 shared companies: appsamurai.com, synnada.ai
and 72 more — the graph.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page 500 Startups Istanbul II B.V. (500 Emerging Europe) publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.500ee.co/name, is_investor, type, hq_country, hq_city, stage_min, stage_max, cheque_size, thesis_quote, description, portfolio_count
- https://www.500ee.co/portfoliolayer, invests_in_geographies, sectors, status
- https://www.500ee.co/teampeople
Record 21392 · added 2026-11-12 · link last verified 2026-11-12 · confidence high
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